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Tearjerkers Make People Happier

Posted on the 28 March 2012 by Gerard

People enjoy watching tragedy movies like 'Titanic' because they deliver what may seem to be an unlikely benefit: tragedies actually make people happier in the short-term. Researchers found that watching a tragedy movie caused people to think about their own close relationships, which in turn boosted their life happiness.
The result was that what seems like a negative experience - watching a sad story - made people happier by bringing attention to some positive aspects in their own lives.The Presurfer Tearjerkers Make People Happier

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